sweeping the world

Chapter 582 The Importance of the Golden City

The most important thing in the battle between the two armies is morale. A small victory can be achieved before a large-scale confrontation, which will definitely increase the confidence of one's own soldiers. Only with the spirit in their hearts in the next battle will they fight bravely to take the lead.

"Hmm..." Zhang Chong nodded and said, "The scouts have found out that apart from the vanguard of the Han army outside the city, the nearest Han army to Jincheng is more than thirty miles away."

A look of joy appeared on Yi Chuai's face, and when he wanted to say something, Zhang Chong continued to speak.

"If you want to frustrate your spirit, you must use a strong army!" Zhang Chong seemed to ignore Yi Tui's hesitation, and ordered to the left and right: "Let Suofu lead the headquarters out of the city to fight. If the enemy retreats and defends, or the enemy The army has withdrawn and cannot be pursued too far."

Suo Fu is very similar to Xie Ai, they are both representatives of the Confucian generals of Zhang's Liang Kingdom, and the family itself is also a prominent family in Zhangye.The troops in his hand were transferred back from the Western Regions and absorbed a lot of cavalry from the Western Regions.

The city gate to the east was wide open, and a middle-aged man in a white robe and black armor came out first, followed by a flag bearer carrying a general flag with the word "Suo", followed by a string of others. Hussar.

Zhong Xing saw Zhang Liang's army open the city gate and rushed out of the cavalry, then saw the enemy general's flag, and asked left and right: "Who is this general?"

Wang Yong replied: "Should it be Zhangye Suofu?"

Zhang's Liang army will not be able to go out all at once when they go out of the city.The cavalry who went out of the city first rushed to the open space to cruise slowly. While warming up the horses, they were also waiting for the robes behind to come out.

In response, the Han army sounded the "booming" war drums, and after a while, troops left the camp under construction and assembled in the open space in front of the camp.

"As expected of a strong army sweeping the Hu, the reaction is so fast!" Yi Chuai suggested to Zhang Chong: "General Suo's headquarters only has [-], how about the last general leading his headquarters out of the city, can he raid the formation?"

Zhang Chong stared at Yi Chuai, then nodded: "Since General Yi has such a heart, the prefect will naturally agree."

Yi Chuai got the consent and immediately turned around and left excitedly.

After Yi Chuai left, a scribe frowned and said to Zhang Chong: "My lord, since you know that Yi Tui has a different intention, why don't you take him down in one fell swoop, or remove your military power?"

Zhang Chong's family is the top snake in Jincheng, not the kind of new boss who has just arrived. With so many eyes and ears in the city, even if some people can't get evidence for their petty actions, they will always find some clues.

"Don't blame him." Zhang Chong said slightly despondently: "The situation of the country is difficult, and there are powerful enemies coming to invade. It is only natural for each family to find a way out. Although the general is the city guard, he has no authority to rule. If you have a different intention, what can you do if you don’t have evidence?”

The scribe let out a low sigh.

Zhang Zuo is now in power in Zhang's Liangguo, and Zhang Zuo is not a wise man, on the contrary he is narrow-minded and must take revenge.

There is nothing wrong with Zhang Chong being the prefect of Jincheng, but the Zhang family in Jincheng is not in Zhang Zuo's camp, and Zhang Chong is not Zhang Zuo's confidant. The reason why he can still be the prefect of Jincheng is that Zhang Zuo knows Zhang Chong's family A pivotal influence in Jincheng.

The sound of drums beating quickly sounded above the top of the city, which was to cheer up the Zhang Liang army who were fighting, and it was also a signal to attack.

It took nearly two quarters of an hour for Sofu's headquarters to go out, and they still need to spend a little time to complete the team.

Yi Chuai followed Suofu's troops out of the city, and did not merge with Suofu's troops after going out. They were divided into two groups, one group entered the corridor, and the other group followed Suofu's headquarters far away.

The Han army camped six or seven miles away from Jincheng. After removing the fortifications outside the city wall of Jincheng, there should be about five miles of open space between the two sides?
"There must be a general of the Han army on the mountain." Suo Fu raised his hand and pointed to Zhong Xing's position. He said to the left and right: "Separate people to go, if they can't be captured alive, they will be killed."

Zhong Xing and others who were on top of the mountain quickly discovered that the enemy army had left the brigade and came towards them. Of course, they would not stay where they were, get on their horses and gallop towards the main army.

Zhong Xing was not at his headquarters, and it was Xie Ziyu, the captain, who led the army into battle.

"General? Do you want to send someone..."

"No, it's not appropriate to act rashly at this time."

Yi Chuai was not that stupid, he sent people to contact the generals of the Han army in full view.He squinted his eyes to watch the Han army that was already advancing, and then looked back at the tower, making up his mind either not to move, or to make a decision in one fell swoop.

The Han army dispatched a combination of infantry and cavalry. The infantry lined up in a square formation and advanced steadily, while the cavalry walked slowly on the left and right wings.Directly in front of them was Zhang Liang's army, which seemed to have no formation, and the distance between the two sides was getting closer.

A trumpet sound was blown suddenly, and Suofu's troops were split into two in an instant. It looked like the Western Regions cavalry was sent out to try to attack the left wing of the Han army, while the headquarters kept a distance from the Han army.

The races in the Western Regions are very complex, there are blond-haired and blue-eyed Caucasians, and there are yellow-skinned, black-haired, brown-eyed, yellow-skinned people with distinctive facial features.Although the latter is of the yellow race, their appearance is very different from that of the Central Plains people. They generally have the characteristics of a high nose bridge, which can be counted as belonging to the West Asian race (that is, the appearance of the Afghans of later generations).

"Wow, it looks like a bitch from the Western Regions." Xie Ziyu waved his hand: "Get rid of them!"

The Han army actually went into battle with only 3000 troops. The left-wing cavalry immediately broke away from the army after receiving the order and charged directly towards the attacking Western Region cavalry.

Speaking of jiliwala, the cavalry from the Western Regions would shout in various languages ​​when charging. When there are too many languages, it will naturally become confusing. They will also keep playing with the scimitars in their hands. Some Western Regions people who feel that their equestrian skills are good are even better at performing acrobatics. It seems like he is on horseback, doing all kinds of fancy but meaningless movements.

"Wind, wind, wind, wind!"

"shoot!!!"

The Han army has cavalry crossbows, and they must use them to clear the way in every battle. Liu Yan shouted that slogan.

Lao Mouzi has made a movie, and it is the first milestone in the history of Huaxia with an investment of over [-] million. Regardless of the plot and actors' acting skills in it, the most impressive audience will probably be the Qin Jun archery slogan in it.

Of course Liu Yan knew that "Wind, Gale" was designed by Lao Mouzi, but it sounded really majestic. Furthermore, it had the effect of coordinating shooters, so he promoted it in the army.

Five hundred crossbow arrows flew through the air and fell down like rain. The cavalrymen of the Western Regions kept yelling "Ji Li Wah La" in front of the cavalry. is also playing out.

"Han army, charge!"

"Hey!"

Among the five hundred Han cavalry forming a front arrow array, the cavaliers charging forward leveled their lances, while the cavaliers following behind replaced them with bows and arrows.

The cavalry of the Western Regions was not the first army built by the Chinese civilization. They themselves were conquered by Zhang Liang's army before they were used by it.If you want to talk about the characteristics of the army in the Western Regions, it is probably the fighting habit of horse thieves. To put it bluntly, they are brutal when they are weak and cowardly when they are strong.

About 100 Western Region cavalry, they were constantly shot head-on by arrows, and more than [-] people were finished before they came into contact with the Han army. Listening to the uniform battle cry of the Han army, and then watching the swift and violent charging posture, it was nothing to say. To be zero, simply speaking, is to disperse and flee.

"The scum is the scum, vulnerable to a single blow." Xie Ziyu said so, but he didn't look frivolous. He issued a new order: "The cavalry on the right left the formation and cruised, and the infantry moved forward steadily."

Influenced by Liu Yan, the Han Dynasty has always had a concept of Han supremacy, especially the military is the most affected, and there is generally a contempt for foreigners.

There are good and bad things about looking down on foreigners.The good thing is that I can feel from the bottom of my heart that I am not at all shy when facing a foreign race, and I also take it for granted that I can teach the foreign race how to behave in minutes.The disadvantages are also quite obvious, it will form a narrow thinking, and you will suffer big losses when you are careless.But in general, the advantages of cultivating national pride outweigh the disadvantages.

The Han army that defeated the cavalry in the Western Regions did not pursue the defeated troops, but took a slight detour to approach Suofu's headquarters.

Sofu didn't seem to be surprised that the western cavalry on his side were vulnerable. The only thing he felt was a pity that the Han army didn't pursue them.His original plan was that once the Han army pursued the fleeing cavalry of the Western Regions, he would immediately lead his army to rush forward.

"The Han army is not as arrogant as imagined." Suofu saw Han army cavalry cruising on the left and right flanks, and Han army infantry advancing steadily in the front. After sighing lowly, Suofu shouted: "The whole army retreats!"

On the other side, Zhang Chong had a panoramic view of the battlefield situation, saw that Suo Fu led the army to retreat to the city, and saw that the Han army stopped in place and did not continue to approach, he also sighed in a low voice.

"It is rumored that the Han army is arrogant and arrogant, but the rumors are wrong." The scribe is Huang Yan, who belongs to Zhang Chong's staff, and said: "My lord, General Suo just let those people from the Western Regions explore and then withdraw, it is... to preserve their strength. ?”

"The enemy army has no flaws at all. Unless our army comes out in large numbers, it will be difficult to take advantage." Zhang Chong is now paying more attention to: "I originally thought that Yi Chuai would pick up the plane and approach and try to contact the Han general. Unexpectedly, Shen Hold on."

Yi Chuai led the army out of the city, and the subordinates did not leave the fortifications around the city too far at all, but only coordinated when Suofu led the army to withdraw.

Huang Yan said again: "Since General Yi is out of the city, why not order him to stay outside the city and guard the fortifications?"

"He is ordered to stay outside the city. The fortifications will be under his control. Do you want to hand over the right to guard the city gate?" Zhang Chong slowly shook his head and ordered to the messenger next to him: "I ordered Yi Chui to stay at the corridor. He is the deputy general. But it is time to return to the city and follow me as the governor. At the same time, I informed Suofu that his troops do not need to return to the city. I also take over the important task of commanding the fortifications outside the city."

Huang Yan's eyes lit up, and he asked, "Is the lord trying to startle the snake?"

In aristocratic politics, only the aristocratic sons who have military power will have the right to speak. Without the army, it is tantamount to losing their claws and teeth. No aristocratic family will easily hand over the military power in their hands, and Yi Tui is of course no exception.

Yi Chuai's approach was very straightforward. He pretended that he had not received Zhang Chong's order and took back as much as he took out of the city. He had thought of the words before meeting Zhang Chong, but what he didn't expect was that Zhang Chong didn't mention that issue at all.

[A certain action must have been defeated, Zhang Chong's habit of not having accurate evidence is to be on guard but not to take action...] Standing behind Zhang Chong, Yi Chuai had a long-standing insight into Zhang Chong's bodyguards all the time. He looked at the back of Zhang Chong's head: [A gentleman can be deceived, the main thing is that if someone is not caught with evidence, no matter how angry Zhang Chong is, he will not break out. 】

There is a saying that one hair moves the whole body, and Yi Tuai is not the only one who secretly communicated with the Han army in Jincheng. This is not only clear to Yi Tui, Zhang Chong, the general, must have noticed it too.So unless it can be done at once, and there is no future trouble left, such as killing or capturing the person involved in the incident, there will be no chaos below, otherwise it really can only be endured.

The two sides conduct a trial, and it will be over if one or two hundred people from the Western Regions die.

In the back, of course Zhong Xing would not go to attack the city. He was waiting for the camp to be established and then sent out a large number of cavalry troops to scout around Jincheng and harass nearby non-local forces.

Four days later, Xie An led the main force of the headquarters to the camp. After the whole army was stationed, he personally checked the situation.

"There are dense fortifications around the city, and the enemy has stationed many defenders in the fortifications." Zhong Xing described the situation around Jincheng to Xie An in detail, and then talked about other things: "Jinxing County and Guangwu County are also It was discovered that the Liang army gathered in large numbers."

The capital of Zhang's Liang Kingdom is Guzang, which is less than four hundred miles away from Jincheng. Zhang Zuo and Zhang Tianxi are currently in Guzang, and the main gathering point of Zhang's Liang army returning from the Western Regions to the East is also there.

Jinxing County and Guangwu County are not such important counties in Zhang's Liangguo. There are only three cities in the number, and it is precisely because of this that the importance of Jincheng is shown.

For Zhang's Liang Country, Jincheng was an important town that could not be lost. Once Jincheng fell, the invading enemy army would have to face a flat plain.

Before the rise of Liu Yan, the Zhao State of Shijie invaded the Liang Kingdom of the Zhang Family many times. The see-saw between the two sides was in Guanzhong. One can imagine how important Jincheng is to Zhang's Liangguo.

The Han army jumped over Jincheng to investigate further west, and found that Zhang's Liang army was gathering in large numbers, but the exact number was not known.

Based on the understanding of Zhang's Liang State by the intelligence system of the Han Dynasty, the Zhang's Liang Army in the direction of the Western Regions is constantly being transferred eastward, and a large number of people from the Western Regions are also being forced to join the war in the east. The power to resist the invasion of the Han army.

The situation will be decided in one battle, and it would be best if it can be done, especially against the Han Dynasty, which is fighting on multiple fronts. Xie An is a man with a foresight and a strategy, and he can distinguish between the important and the important.

"Since Jincheng is easy to defend and difficult to attack, we simply don't want to attack it." Xie An's words made everyone in the Chinese army stunned.He asked his staff to spread out the map of mountains and rivers, and said in a very calm tone: "Our army is only less than [-], Jincheng has nearly [-] defenders, and behind Jincheng, Liang troops are constantly gathering. We will attack first Cool army in the wilderness, let's see how the defender of Jincheng reacts."

(End of this chapter)